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Willard

1971 · 95 min · Director: Daniel Mann ★ IMDb 6.2 · 6,642 ratings

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A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

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Willard (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anger 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Empathy
25%Anger
20%Disturbing
  1. Empathy30%
  2. Anger25%
  3. Disturbing20%
  4. Anxiety15%
  5. Fear10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anger, Disturbing. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anger and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Empathy
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Empathy33 %20 %33 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy39 %25 %39 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Empathy45 %33 %39 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Disturbing48 %29 %36 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Empathy44 %19 %41 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Empathy41 %23 %45 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Empathy48 %36 %45 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness55 %39 %48 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sadness53 %33 %49 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Empathy41 %26 %41 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Empathy39 %25 %39 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Empathy41 %30 %39 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension44 %39 %28 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension51 %50 %25 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension56 %54 %40 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Sadness64 %59 %53 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension75 %71 %49 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Disturbing78 %76 %40 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Tension70 %72 %38 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

BD
Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Willard Stiles

EB
Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Al Martin

SL
Sondra Locke

Elsa Lanchester

MD
Michael Dante

JG
Jody Gilbert

JG
Jody Gilbert

Charlotte Stassen

WH
William Hansen

JM
John Myhers

JM
John Myhers

Carlson

J. Pat O'Malley

JS
Joan Shawlee

AS
Almira Sessions

Carrie Smith

PD
Pauline Drake

Ida Stassen

EH
Ed Haskett

Guest (uncredited)

AB
Alan Baxter

Walter T. Spencer

Details

Directed by
Daniel Mann
Written by
Gilbert Ralston, Stephen Gilbert
Type
Movies
Released
1971
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 6,642 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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